CORRELATION

Background: Rapid social and technological change may reshape ageing experiences, yet community-specific evidence on how modernization relates to the challenges faced by older adults in OkO-Gba Care Community, Edo State, remains limited. Objective: This study aims to examine the correlation between modernization and the challenges of the aged population in OkO-Gba Care Community, Edo State, and to clarify which domains of modernization are most closely associated with reported ageing-related difficulties. Methods: An IMRaD-oriented investigation will be conducted in OkO-Gba Care Community using a correlational design. Data will be collected from the aged population on indicators of modernization exposure and on key challenges experienced in later life within the community context. Correlation-focused analytical procedures will be used to assess the direction and strength of associations between modernization-related measures and identified challenges. Results: The study is expected to describe the pattern of association between modernization and challenges among the aged population in OkO-Gba Care Community, indicating whether greater modernization exposure corresponds to reduced, intensified, or differently distributed challenges across key areas of later-life wellbeing. Conclusion: By specifying how modernization correlates with the challenges of older adults in OkO-Gba Care Community, Edo State, the study is intended to inform community- and policy-level responses that better align modernization processes with the needs of ageing populations.

The study sets to examine the correlation of divorce on the health and lifestyle of children in Ogbe Community. It also investigated ways in which children are affected psychologically and emotionally leading to the breakdown of their physical health and social challenge. Four research questions were raised. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. Existing literature on divorce and health and lifestyle of children are often hinged on the holistic approach of parents, without considering the effects on the well-being of children. Three(3) secondary schools in Ogbe Community were selected based on access to road and the population available in the area. The sample size of this study consisted 150 secondary school students selected through stratified proportionate sampling technique. The research instrument that was used to elicit opinions and facts from the secondary school students was structured questionnaire. It was however subjected to face validity by the researcher’s supervisor. Findings from the study indicate that children of divorced parents are more likely to experience negative health and lifestyle outcomes, including psychological distress, emotional instability, and social difficulties.